For those still clinging to the concept of time, it’s difficult to believe that King Woman’s debut Created In The Image Of Suffering was released four years ago, as its explosive impact has kept it sounding fresh. This is in no small part due to the formidable force of nature that is vocalist Kristina Esfandiari, also the mastermind behind Dalmatian (rap), Miserable (shoegaze) and NIGHTCRWLER (drone). Despite the cognitive dissonance between each of these projects, they all have one thing in common: Kristina’s distinct yet incredibly versatile voice. This is put to full use on King Woman’s second album Celestial Blues. Labelled as being a doom metal opus, this assessment feels lazy and uninspired considering the kaleidoscopic journey of noise this record take its listeners on. H...
